Do you understand how foolish that sounds? You're basically saying that people should completely give up a four hour product because they don't want to see the last moment of a four hour product.
No, I'm saying don't watch if the alternative is trying to get the ending changed to fit your personal opinion. The WWE is a giant business, one in which MANY fans do want the matchup of Lesnar and Reigns. In case you haven't noticed, but the IWC has basically imploded over the last 8 days regarding this Mania matchup. If someone is so "passionate" about that match that they need to throw the fit that the Reigns detractors have thrown over the last 8 days, then it's probably unhealthy for them to be watching wrestling.
Do you really think this is all people want out of Mania? Who among us is so simple that this is all that matters?
Have you ever met a person or watched a wrestling show, we/it are a little bit more complex.
No, I think that this is what this current discussion is regarding, not to mention this current thread that you and I are commenting in. I believe that the last 8 days of the IWC have shown that the rest of WM31 isn't nearly as important as the Lesnar v. Reigns matchup.
Did you watch last year's Mania? Did you watch any Raw or SD during his reign before he was stripped of the title? If I use the search function and go back and look for posts you had from a year ago am I going to find any?
I did, on the Network for $9.99/month. He was possibly the least impressive champion in the current era that also took a week vacation to get married, scheduled directly after the biggest win in his career, during the busiest season in his profession (I also understand that a horrible tragedy took place for him immediately following that, which is not something to be used against him). He doesn't take his position as seriously as his fans do. Which is not a slight against him, that's awesome. But he's not deserving of the title. I really like him as an upper midcard guy.
But if you search my history, you're going to find a bunch of comments that state that I do not nor will I ever understand the Daniel Bryan phenomenon. He was super pushed because some chants were starting to get over, he was given TWO matches at WM30, and he was booked as the strongest face in the company until he got hurt (injuries he knew about but intentionally hid and downplayed so he could get his push, mind you), and now, only his chant remains. He doesn't sell buys, he doesn't sell merch (much). He's a talented wrestler, but one with less promo talent than Roman Reigns and less personality than the ring post.
You do know there are ways to find out who is champion before Mania actually starts? You can PM me right before the show and I will tell you.
You do know that being a condescending asshole doesn't actually present an argument, right?
Who is throwing a fit? And are you seriously telling me you have no complaints about WWE, Vince, the fans etc.?
Um, I'm going to pretend you just haven't been online in 8 days or watched the Royal Rumble yet. The hipster mark piece of the IWC just impoded over their nerd rage over Daniel Bryan being eliminated at the number 17 or 18 spot and Roman Reigns winning the Rumble. The entire Philly crowd cried like children, booing and shitting on everyone. It's an entitled mass of morons in Philly, but they're literally the worst fans in any sport or any event.
And sure, having some internal criticisms is MUCH different than being petulant spoiled children because the WWE didn't obey some fantasy booking of guys that call Daniel Bryan "Bryan Danielson" when talking about him on wrestling forums. For instance, I think that Bray Wyatt should be back in NXT, and Sami Zayn should be in the upper midcard. But that doesn't make me go into every thread and news story on Wrestlezone to cry about it.
That same Stone Cold that was saying a lot of the same stuff about The Rumble, Reigns, and the upcoming title bout that you read on here.
You should listen to the two podcasts from Stone Cold from last week, and the podcast on ProWrestling Torch that he did the week before. He agrees that Roman Reigns is the top guy going forward, and he's going to be the replacement John Cena. It's just too early for this push, which everyone agrees on. The alternative is to give in to the vocal minority and put Daniel Bryan back in the top spot, which just can't work, ever.
Look, there are fundamental reasons to stop watching. If you find it boring, if you are not interested in PG, if you love blood, if you find it racist, if you think it is corrupt, if you worry too much about what others think of your tastes. But not being happy about the Rumble or the result is not a reason to skip out on Mania. It is throwing the baby out with the bath water. Stop trying to be so prideful.
I think you misunderstand, a lot. I would PREFER if everyone just watched and enjoyed the show, mostly. I would PREFER that even if you don't like a segment, you don't shit on the rest of the show, as a live audience. I would PREFER if small groups would stop trying to turn the WWE back into the shit that it was from 2002-2009. But instead, most of that noise actually ruins the product for casual watchers, like me. Roman Reigns didn't deserve to have his Rumble win ruined by assholes in Philly, despite how mad they were (unjustifiably).
If it were up to me, no one would leave the product, and it would continue to prosper. But given the alternative of a group of assholes ruining WM31 because their fantasy booking isn't taken seriously, I would rather they just stopped watching.
And EDIT: If you don't like a certain matchup, turn off the TV for that certain match. No one is forcing anyone to watch all 4 hours of WM31. Watch what you like, don't watch what you don't like.
